Events

Every other Thursday during the semester the sustainability office and environmental studies program co-host a lunch where staff, faculty, and students can learn about innovative environmental practices and pressing ecological issues facing our society today. Lunch is on us!

Bates’ Office of Sustainability, Dining program and the Theater Department join forces every November to host a Trashion Show where students, faculty and staff participate as designers, as models and judges.

Each spring Bates honors Earth Day by sponsoring a day of service in which students, faculty, staff come together to work on environmental projects at Bates and around L/A. Pitch in and get your hands dirty!

Every year at the end of Short Term Bates partners with local non-profit organizations to collect items students leave behind when they move out, faculty and staff donations from home, and items the college no longer needs. We then sell it all in huge community yard sale.

All of the proceeds from the sale go to participating non-profit organizations.

We work with volunteers from local non-profits to collect, clean, organize and price an arena full of items. The event raises upwards of $17,000 and all of the proceeds go to participating non-profits. Moving out? Donate your unwanted items to Clean Sweep!